Iran Deal, UFC Event At White House, Trump Heads To G7
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🗓️ 15 June 2026
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Summary
Just hours after announcing the deal, President Trump hosted a UFC fight on the White House lawn on his 80th birthday for the nation's 250th.
And right after the fight, Trump headed to the G7 summit in the French Alps, where he is expected to arrive in triumph and lean on the same allies he berated for refusing to join the war.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump said he'll sign a deal with Iran, and this time Iran confirmed it. |
| 0:06.6 | It's set to be signed Friday in Switzerland. Israel was left out, so what do they think of the |
| 0:11.2 | agreement with their longtime enemy? I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from |
| 0:16.9 | NPR News. On his 80th birthday, the president did not celebrate the Iran deal by jumping on top of the |
| 0:26.0 | fence at a UFC match at the White House, but some of the fighters did as the president |
| 0:30.3 | looked on. |
| 0:31.3 | Mara Liason analyzes the politics of a Paramount Plus TV program on the White House lawn. |
| 0:37.3 | And right after the fight, the president headed to France for the G7 summit. |
| 0:41.2 | How might they help with the aftermath of the war in Iran? |
| 0:44.1 | Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:51.2 | The United States and Iran say they are ready to stop their nearly four-month war. |
| 0:56.6 | The president started the war by saying a U.S. bombing campaign would set up Iran's people to overthrow their government. |
| 1:03.4 | That government is still in power, and Trump now makes an agreement with it. |
| 1:07.0 | In recent weeks, reports of the terms have included payments to Iran to stop the fighting, |
| 1:13.1 | although the actual terms are unknown. It is thought to be a temporary deal to end the shooting |
| 1:18.3 | and return to negotiating the hard issues, including the status of Iran's nuclear program. |
| 1:23.9 | NPR's Kerry Khan joins us now from Tel Aviv. So, Carrie, President Trump announced this |
| 1:28.1 | final agreement on his social media platform posting Sunday evening. What do you have to say? |
| 1:33.3 | He portrayed it as a victory for the U.S. and that once it is signed this Friday in Geneva, |
| 1:39.0 | the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will end. Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will be open and free to all, |
| 1:46.4 | and he added, ships of the world, start your engines, let the oil flow. Oil prices did drop on |
| 1:53.0 | news of a deal. Iran is also claiming the deal as a victory. Iran's deputy foreign minister said |
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